Rochdale Council election, 2008

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Elections to Rochdale Council will be held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council is up for election. The Liberal Democrats currently have control of the council.

Prior to the election, the composition of the council is;

Contents

[edit] Candidates

[edit] Healey ward

Healey ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Tom Bailey
Labour Phillip Bethell
Conservative Andrew Neilson

[edit] Kingsway ward

Kingsway ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat David Clayton
Conservative Phil Grantham
Labour Tom Stott

[edit] Milkstone and Deeplish ward

Milkstone and Deeplish ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Javed Iqbal
Conservative Sue Pawson
Labour Ghulam Shahzad
Liberal Democrat Mohammed Sharif

[edit] Balderstone and Kirkholt ward

Balderstone and Kirkholt ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Pat Colclough
Conservative Ian Duckworth
Labour Darren Pedley

[edit] Castleton ward

Castleton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ronnie Crossley
Liberal Democrat Pat Flynn
Labour Jean Hornby

[edit] Spotland and Falinge ward

Spotland and Falinge ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Surinder Biant
Conservative Steven Scholes
Liberal Democrat Barbara Todd

[edit] Central Rochdale ward

Central Rochdale ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Daalat Ali
Liberal Democrat Zulfiqar Ali
Conservative Roger Howarth

[edit] Bamford ward

Bamford ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Gartside 1766 +27%
Labour Ben "Timmy Howard" Robertson 388 +29%
Liberal Democrat Mohammed Shafiq 988 -28%

[edit] Smallbridge and Firgrove ward

Smallbridge and Firgrove ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Jean Ashworth
Conservative Len Branton
Labour Amna Mir

[edit] Norden ward

Norden ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Bennett
Conservative James Gartside
British National Party Peter Greenwood
Liberal Democrat Hilary Rodgers

[edit] West Heywood ward

West Heywood ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Kershaw
Liberal Democrat George Kinder
Labour Colin Lambert

[edit] North Heywood ward

North Heywood ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Darren Bayman
Liberal Democrat Malcolm Bruce
Labour Susan Coates

[edit] Hopwood Hall ward

Hopwood Hall ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Harry Boota
Labour Linda Robinson
Conservative Keith Taylor

[edit] East Middleton ward

East Middleton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Malcolm Boriss
Conservative John Cardus
Liberal Democrat Irene Cooper

[edit] South Middleton ward

South Middleton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Teresa Fitzsimons
Liberal Democrat Neil Lever
Labour John Orford

[edit] West Middleton ward

West Middleton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lil Murphy
Conservative Dave Pawson
Liberal Democrat Terry Smith

[edit] North Middleton ward

North Middleton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Harris
Liberal Democrat Rhoda Morley
Labour Maureen Rowbotham

[edit] Littleborough Lakeside ward

Littleborough Lakeside ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Peter Evans
Labour John Hartley
Conservative Andrew Jones 1001

[edit] Milnrow and Newhey ward

Milnrow and Newhey ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Debbie Abrahams
Conservative Michael Butler
Liberal Democrat Irene Davidson

[edit] Wardle and West Littleborough ward

Wardle and West Littleborough ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ashley Dearnley
Liberal Democrat Andy Kelly
Labour Mike Radanovic


Preceded by
Rochdale Council election, 2007
Rochdale local elections Succeeded by
Rochdale Council election, 2010

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